For example, when an opponent would throw a jab, Mike would step to the side bobbing as he cocked up his punch, coming up with devasting hook. This was something Jack Dempsey did. It is even said that the reason fighters had move away from their fellow adversary when they were knocked out, to allow for the count down, was because of Jack Dempsey.
They say his punches were filled with rage, no it was simple deadly intent. If you are on the offensive it’s to destroy the opponent, like a lion on a hunt. It is matter of effectiveness, not simple wild rage. The intent guides the rage, the rest is destruction or victory. Mike was known to hit with deadly intent, destroying with body punches. But his signature bobbing and weaving has Jack Dempsey written all over it. Muhammad Ali may have inspired Mike Tyson to box but Jack Dempsey influenced him on how to do it.
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